Kate Fahrner is an American actress and singer.

Career

She appeared in the Broadway production of ''Wicked'' as the standby for Glinda. She appeared in the ''South Pacific'', ''

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'' and '' Cats'' national tours. She appeared in the Off-Broadway play Under My Skin with Kerry Butler and Megan Sikora as well as the musical production of ''

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'' in 2006 as an understudy for Anna and Caleb. She played

Glinda Glinda is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum for his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's 1900 children's classic ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Coun ...

in the Chicago production of ''

Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe * '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...

''. She joined as part of the ensemble in 2006 and began to understudy

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in early 2007, before replacing her in the role for a limited seven-week period from April 15 through June 1, 2008. She was replaced by Annaleigh Ashford. Fahrner recently joined the Broadway company, replacing Laura Woyasz as the Glinda standby on August 23, 2011. She played Amber Von Tussle in the

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production of ''

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''. She was seen again at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre in their all-new production of

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's '' Born Yesterday'', running March 10 through April 26, 2009. She performed in the national tour of '' South Pacific'' as part of the ensemble and understudy for Nellie Forbush. She performed in ''

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'' as

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at the John W. Engeman Theater ( Northport, New York) from February 3, 2011 to March 27.Bacalzo, Da
"Kate Fahrner, Adam Greer, Jon Peterson, Lori Wilner et al. Set for Engeman's Cabaret"
theatermania.com, January 21, 2011 She played Jovie in the Walnut Street Theatre production of Elf in 2013. She played

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in the 2015 production of ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'' at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahrner, Kate Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American stage actresses 21st-century American women